The chair Biography and publications Public lectures Guest lecturers Annual summaries Audios and videos News Upcoming Previous The Arts Confront the Social Sciences (continued) (1) Pierre-Michel Menger Lecture 6 Nov 2026 2:00 - 4:00pm The Arts Confront the Social Sciences (continued) (2) Pierre-Michel Menger Lecture 13 Nov 2026 2:00 - 4:00pm The Arts Confront the Social Sciences (continued) (3) Pierre-Michel Menger Lecture 20 Nov 2026 2:00 - 4:00pm The Arts Confront the Social Sciences (continued) (4) Pierre-Michel Menger Lecture 27 Nov 2026 2:00 - 4:00pm The Arts Facing the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence (1) Pierre-Michel Menger Symposium 26 Apr 2027 9:00am - 6:00pm Homo Probabilis (1) Pierre-Michel Menger Closing lecture 14 Jun 2027 4:00 - 5:00pm Next 36 series Filters Event type Event type Lecture (14) Seminar (1) Symposium (18) Opening lecture (1) Closing lecture (1) Special events (1) Academic year Academic year 2026 - 2027 (3) 2025 - 2026 (3) 2024 - 2025 (4) 2023 - 2024 (2) 2022 - 2023 (4) 2021 - 2022 (2) 2020 - 2021 (2) 2019 - 2020 (1) 2018 - 2019 (3) 2017 - 2018 (2) 2016 - 2017 (2) 2015 - 2016 (2) 2014 - 2015 (2) 2013 - 2014 (4) 2026 - 2027 The Arts Confront the Social Sciences (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 06 Nov 2026 → 27 Nov 2026 Lecture 06 Nov 2026 → 27 Nov 2026 The Arts Facing the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence (1) Pierre-Michel Menger 26 Apr 2027 09:00 - 18:00 Symposium The Arts Face the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot 26 Apr 2027 09:00 - 18:00 Homo Probabilis (1) Pierre-Michel Menger 14 Jun 2027 16:00 - 17:00 Closing lecture Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot 14 Jun 2027 16:00 - 17:00 2025 - 2026 Quantum diffraction : art and science in dialogue Jean Dalibard, Pierre-Michel Menger 15 Oct 2025 Symposium 15 Oct 2025 The arts and the social sciences - Theory and case studies Pierre-Michel Menger 16 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026 Lecture 16 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026 Les arts au défi des sciences sociales - Theory and case studies Pierre-Michel Menger 23 Mar 2026 Symposium 23 Mar 2026 2024 - 2025 Educational issues (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 08 Nov 2024 → 13 Dec 2024 Lecture 08 Nov 2024 → 13 Dec 2024 Family educational strategies Pierre-Michel Menger 17 Dec 2024 Symposium 17 Dec 2024 Re-enchanting maths at school Acting for education, Stanislas Dehaene, Pierre-Michel Menger, Stéphane Mallat 22 Jan 2025 → 18 Jun 2025 Special events 22 Jan 2025 → 18 Jun 2025 Boulez : the power of invention ? The years 1975-1995 Pierre-Michel Menger, Pierre Boulez 22 May 2025 → 23 May 2025 Symposium 22 May 2025 → 23 May 2025 2023 - 2024 Education issues Pierre-Michel Menger 01 Mar 2024 → 05 Apr 2024 Lecture 01 Mar 2024 → 05 Apr 2024 Education and performance assessment Pierre-Michel Menger 06 Jun 2024 Symposium 06 Jun 2024 2022 - 2023 Merit and " meritocracy " (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 10 Mar 2023 → 14 Apr 2023 Lecture 10 Mar 2023 → 14 Apr 2023 " Meritocracy " - a comparative perspective Pierre-Michel Menger 22 May 2023 Symposium 22 May 2023 Karl Marx at the Collège de France Antoine Compagnon, Pierre-Michel Menger 08 Jun 2023 → 09 Jun 2023 Symposium 08 Jun 2023 → 09 Jun 2023 Entrepreneurship, Risk, Talent and Innovation Philippe Aghion, Pierre-Michel Menger 19 Jun 2023 → 20 Jun 2023 Symposium 19 Jun 2023 → 20 Jun 2023 2021 - 2022 Merit and " meritocracy ". Motivating equality or inequality ? Pierre-Michel Menger 04 Mar 2022 → 08 Apr 2022 Lecture 04 Mar 2022 → 08 Apr 2022 " Meritocracy " - Analyses and controversies Pierre-Michel Menger 24 May 2022 Symposium 24 May 2022 2020 - 2021 How to complete a work Work and the creative process (continued) - Case studies Pierre-Michel Menger 05 Mar 2021 → 09 Apr 2021 Lecture 05 Mar 2021 → 09 Apr 2021 Artists' work - Markets, reputations, remuneration Pierre-Michel Menger 25 May 2021 Symposium 25 May 2021 2019 - 2020 No lectures this year Pierre-Michel Menger 01 Sep 2019 Lecture 01 Sep 2019 2018 - 2019 How to complete a work Work and the creative process Pierre-Michel Menger 01 Mar 2019 → 05 Apr 2019 Lecture 01 Mar 2019 → 05 Apr 2019 Creation on hold Pierre-Michel Menger 14 May 2019 Symposium 14 May 2019 Durkheim at the Collège de France Pierre-Michel Menger, Antoine Compagnon 06 Jun 2019 → 07 Jun 2019 Symposium 06 Jun 2019 → 07 Jun 2019 2017 - 2018 What is talent ? Elements of the social physics of differences and inequalities (continued) Pierre-Michel Menger 02 Mar 2018 → 06 Apr 2018 Lecture 02 Mar 2018 → 06 Apr 2018 The world of mathematicians Pierre-Michel Menger 15 May 2018 Symposium 15 May 2018 2016 - 2017 What is talent ? Elements of the social physics of differences and inequalities Pierre-Michel Menger 20 Jan 2017 → 03 Mar 2017 Lecture 20 Jan 2017 → 03 Mar 2017 Talent and its approaches in the social sciences. Attributions, markets, mobilities Pierre-Michel Menger 16 May 2017 Symposium 16 May 2017 2015 - 2016 Knowledge production (continued). Careers, disciplines and organizations Pierre-Michel Menger 15 Jan 2016 → 26 Feb 2016 Lecture 15 Jan 2016 → 26 Feb 2016 Scientific work and its transformations Pierre-Michel Menger 17 May 2016 Symposium 17 May 2016 2014 - 2015 The production of knowledge. Careers and competitions in teaching and research Pierre-Michel Menger 23 Jan 2015 → 06 Mar 2015 Lecture 23 Jan 2015 → 06 Mar 2015 Scientific work and employment : organizations and markets in transformation Pierre-Michel Menger 11 May 2015 Symposium 11 May 2015 2013 - 2014 Difference, competition and disproportion Pierre-Michel Menger 09 Jan 2014 18:00 - 19:00 Opening lecture Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 09 Jan 2014 18:00 - 19:00 Work, its value and evaluation Pierre-Michel Menger 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014 Lecture 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014 Evaluation in the sciences, arts and organizations Pierre-Michel Menger 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014 Seminar 17 Jan 2014 → 04 Apr 2014 Big data, business and social sciences - Uses and sharing of mass digital data Pierre-Michel Menger 02 Jun 2014 Symposium 02 Jun 2014